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PAGE CONTROL
Now that we have seen how to control line spacing, we can
go on to page control - positioning the printing on the page
and adjusting the paper length,
n Form feed
The simplest forms control code is the formfeed. Form feed
(or < FF > ) is CHR$(12) and causes the printer to move the
paper to the top of the next sheet. Try it by changing lines
40 and 50 to this:
40 ’
Form feed
50 LPRINT CHR$(12);
Before you run the program, turn your printer off and adjust
the paper so that the top of the sheet is even with the top of
the ribbon guide on the print head, then turn the printer back
on. If you don’t remember how to do this, review Chapter 2.
When you run the program, the results will look like this:
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1
01 L. :K I’x: NLJlwE~Fi 1 I
LX NE NLJMBEW ‘2.
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0 j
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0: L. j: luf: pJiJpiEE:F:i 3 y
1 I...:r.NE NlJtltE:F: 4,.
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The form feed (CHR$( 12)) in line 50 caused the printer to
move to the top of a new page before printing the last two lines.
n Reverse form feed
Just as your printer can perform a reverse line feed, it can
do a reverse form feed. This code moves the paper so that the
print head is positioned at the top of the current page. This
can be used, for example, to print text in a multi-column
magazine format; print the first column, then reverse form feed
.-.